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11TuesdayAugust52014FRIDAYAUGUST8KidsJewelryWorkshop100-400PMatMissionParkFee20SATURDAYAUGUST9BronzeJewelryWorkshop900AM-500PMatNLMCCFee60NewExhibitBreathofTheLand100-500PMatNLMCCFREE500-700PMatMissionParkFREEProfessionalDevelopmentWorkshop700-1000PMatMissionParkFREEworkshopscheduleNORTHERNLIFEMUSEUMCULTURALCENTREFORTSMITHSANNUALARTSFESTIVALSUNDAYAUGUST10Keum-BooJewelryWorkshop900AM-500PMatNLMCCFee60MONDAYAUGUST11MetalSmithingCopperEtchedCuff100-300PMatNLMCCFee50KidsFamilyMaskMakingPlayshop600-930PMatMissionParkFee20personOR65familyTUESDAYAUGUST12ChildrensPaintingPlayshop100-300PMatMissionParkFee10FeltedJewelryWorkshopDay1of2600-900PMatNLMCCFee40WEDNESDAYAUGUST13YouthVideoWorkshopDay1of21000AM-400PMatMissionParkFee60FeltedJewelryWorkshopDay2of2600-900PMatNLMCCTHURSDAYAUGUST14YouthVideoWorkshopDay2of21000AM-400PMatMissionParkRakuPotteryHorsehairReductionTechnique600-1000PMatNLMCCFee65orbothfor120FRIDAYAUGUST15RakuPotterySaggarFiringTechnique600-1000PMatNLMCC65orbothfor120SATURDAYAUGUST16FeltedLandscapeWorkshop900AM-500PMatNLMCCFee65SummerSplashisbroughttoyoubyFFRRTTMMIIHHSSEEMMIIUUMMSUUMMMMEERRRRTTSSEESSIIVVLLHHSSSSMMEEHHIINNGGFFRREEEERRYYRRIISSIICCCIINNEEEESSTT..ENNAAANNEEWWEAAIIEEIILLHHIIUUMMMMEELLSOOOIIIITTMMIISIINNPPKKFFOORREEEEEEEENNTTSSLLEEEEKKLLNNGG..SummerSplashtopromoteFortSmithartistsCoordinatorssetsightshighaimtocreatesustainedartprogrammingByDALICARMICHAELThefourthannualSum-merSplashArtsfestivalinFortSmithisjustaroundthecornerandthisyearscoor-dinatorshavesteppeduptheirgame.TheseasonalcelebrationhostedbytheNorthernLifeMuseumandCulturalCen-treNLMCCisanannualopportunityforlocalstogetinvolvedintheartswhethertheyareprofessionalculturecuratorsorkidsgettingtheirngersdirtywithpaintandclayforthersttime.Whatwereallywanttodoishavethisbeanexpres-sionoftheartiststoshow-casetheartisticcommunityofFortSmithsaidMathieuDoucetthemuseumsexecu-tivedirector.Itcanbesong-writingpoetryperformanceballetdemonstrationstwirl-ing-anyformofinterpretiveartoranything.Throughouttheweektherewillbechancestolearnaboutmakeandpurchasecrafts.WorkshopswillcommenceonAug.8andrunthroughAug.17.Sometopicswillbegearedtowardyouthwhileotherswillberunforthegeneralpublic.Theywillcoverallsortsofmediumsfrommaskmakingpaintinganddrawingtojewelryandceramicstovideographyandphotography.Eachofthesessionswillberunbyadifferentleader.SomeparticipatingartistsincludeshutterbugandfilmmakerCarlaUlrichmaskmakerDouglasR.Wittceramicex-pertAstridKruseandmore.OnAug.9anartisanap-preciationbarbecuewillbeheldforthewholecommunityatMissionParkprovidingachanceforpeopletomeetwiththeirfavouritecultur-alistsoveragrilledburgerwhileperformersdemon-stratetheirtalents.Patronswillalsogetthechancetoperuseamarket-placesetupjustforthefes-tivalwheretheycanpickuporiginalpieceswhiletakinginthesightsatthepark.Dependingonthesuccessofthisyearseventcoor-dinatorssaytheyhopetoturntheinitiativeintoanongoingactivityforthetownbyprovidingaspacetoshowoffthecommuni-tyscreativesidethrough-outtheyear.Theresalotofopportu-nitiesforfundingandcre-ationofanartscentrehereinFortSmithbutbeforewedothatwehavetoshowthemthatthereisacommu-nityandthereisaninterestDoucetsaid.SchedulesfortheeventshavebeenpostedontheNorthernLifeMuseumweb-siteathttpwww.nlmcc.caeventsummer-splash-arts-festival-2014andontheirFacebookpageathttpswww.facebook.comNLMCCevents.Toregisterforworkshopsorreserveaspotasanartistorperformercallthemu-seumat867-872-2859.ArtsCultureSummerSplashPhotoPaulBannisterFortSmithpainterJessicaHvalworksonapieceoutsideoftheSummerSplashartistsmarketduringlastyearsfestival.